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Champaca (Parfum)

2002

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Versions Timeline

2002

Champaca (Original Release)

Price Range
$193 – $330

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Geza Schoen

"Champaca is an elegant floral fragrance built around champaca absolute, airy freesia, green tea, and a distinctive basmati-rice impression. Its opening combines neroli, pink pepper, and bamboo for a fresh, lightly sparkling effect. The heart becomes softer and more floral, with champaca and freesia giving the composition a graceful, luminous character. Basmati adds an unusual creamy and gently savory nuance without turning the fragrance into a heavy gourmand. Myrrh, musk, and green tea create a clean, lightly resinous drydown with intimate projection. Overall, Champaca presents a refined interpretation of exotic white florals with a polished, contemporary signature."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Spring
Summer
Fall

Ideal Weather

Mild
Sunny
Humid
Cloudy

Moods

Elegant
Calm
Intimate
Sophisticated
Serene

Occasions

Daily Use
Work
Date
Dinner
Lounging
Formal

Fun Facts

Champaca is notable for using a basmati-rice effect as part of its central olfactory character.

The fragrance balances soft floral notes with green tea and lightly musky resinous tones rather than developing as a traditional heavy gourmand.

AI Generated

Aromatic Profile

0m/6h
Top Notes
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CitrusFloralSpicyGreenCreamySweetAnimalicResinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–54m

neroli
pink pepper
bamboo
Middle Notes

54m–2h 42m

champaca absolute
freesia absolute
basmati rice
Base Notes

2h 42m–6h

myrrh
green tea
musk

Performance

Longevity
60%

Moderate (4-6h)

Sillage
40%

Moderate

Reviews Summary

“Champaca is generally experienced as elegant, intimate, clean, and distinctive. Reviewers particularly emphasize its unusual basmati-rice effect, green-tea freshness, soft floral heart, and lightly musky-resinous drydown. Despite the rice impression, it remains airy and polished rather than becoming a dense gourmand.”

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